Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6 ESV)
No Mixing
In chess, there is a way of moving pieces that has always seemed magical to me. It is called the Sicilian Defense, even though it has nothing to do with the mafia.
But even though I like it, I often do not fully trust it. And so I do not fully commit to it. I have lost many games that way, starting out with the careful positioning of pawns that form the Sicilian Defense, but adding in a few innovations of my own, just to play it safe.
But it is not safe.
Adding other bits, because I am not confident in the Sicilian Defense, causes the defense to fail.
If it is not the Sicilian Defense, it is not the Sicilian Defense.
So, too, is Christianity. Christ is the way, not Christ and pragmatism. Christ is the truth, not Christ and the internet. Christ is the life, not Christ and experience.
Adding other innovations, ideas, plans, or bits of attractive religions to ‘play it safe,’ does not lead to the Father.
Christ alone.